The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to SaturnAngel's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenaacceptingadaptable caring | Blind Spotablebrave cheerful clever complex dependable energetic extroverted friendly happy independent ingenious intelligent kind knowledgeable mature searching silly trustworthy warm wise witty |
Not Known to Others | Façadeidealisticpatient reflective | Unknownbold calm confident dignified giving helpful introverted logical loving modest nervous observant organised powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (25%) accepting (25%) adaptable (37%) bold (0%) brave (12%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (12%) clever (25%) complex (37%) confident (0%) dependable (12%) dignified (0%) energetic (25%) extroverted (12%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (12%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (25%) ingenious (25%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (37%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (12%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (12%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (37%) witty (12%)
John thinks: complex, adaptable, searching, intelligent, extroverted.
Mike thinks: intelligent, witty, knowledgeable, adaptable, clever, complex.
Yayyy thinks: cheerful, caring, friendly, intelligent, energetic, kind.
Tizzy Tom-Tom thinks: mature, knowledgeable, complex, wise, able, ingenious.
jEnn thinks: wise, clever, energetic, happy, ingenious, kind.
Brenda thinks: silly, independent, brave, caring, accepting.
Allison thinks: trustworthy, warm, wise, friendly, accepting, kind.
Jen thinks: able, adaptable, intelligent, independent, dependable.
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